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🇲🇾 Robert Kuok
🏨 From Rice Trader to Hotel Emperor: In 1949 he began trading rice and sugar, launched Shangri-La Hotels in 1971 and built a $12.3 billion empire spanning palm oil to real estate. Now, at the age of 101, born in Johor, Malaysia, he continues to oversee his conglomerate’s expansion into new markets from Hong Kong.
👉 Lesson learned: Diversify early across industries and keep your core business front and center this builds a rock-solid foundation for lasting success.
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